the public sector

noun [S] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT

Definition

› businesses, industries and organizations that are owned or controlled by the government: Levels of pay are the principal reason why the public sector still finds it difficult to recruit. → Compare the private sector

(Definition of the public sector noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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